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I can calculate the motion of heavenly bodies but not the madness of people.
I can calculate the motion of heavenly bodies but not the madness of people.
All of us are crazy in one way or another.
All of us are crazy in one way or another.
My dear Sir, take any road, you can't go amiss. The whole state
is one vast insane asylum.
My dear Sir, take any road, you can't go amiss. The whole state
is one vast insane asylum.
What is more insane than to vent on senseless things the anger
that is felt towards men?
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What is more insane than to vent on senseless things the anger
that is felt towards men?
[Lat., Quid est dementius quam bilem in homines collectam in res
effundere.]
Insanity is often the logic of an accurate mind overtaxed.
Insanity is often the logic of an accurate mind overtaxed.
Madam, I swear I use no art at all.
That he is mad, 'tis true: 'tis true 'tis pity,
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Madam, I swear I use no art at all.
That he is mad, 'tis true: 'tis true 'tis pity,
And pity 'tis 'tis true--a foolish figure.
Who then is sane? He who is not a fool.
[Lat., Quisnam igitur sanus? Qui non stultus.]
Who then is sane? He who is not a fool.
[Lat., Quisnam igitur sanus? Qui non stultus.]
The alleged power to charm down insanity, or ferocity in beasts,
is a power behind the eye.
The alleged power to charm down insanity, or ferocity in beasts,
is a power behind the eye.
But the devil when he purports any evil against man, first
perverts his mind.
[Lat., At daemon, homini read more
But the devil when he purports any evil against man, first
perverts his mind.
[Lat., At daemon, homini quum struit aliquid malum,
Pervertit illi primitus mentem suam.]